Replace glass in driver side mirror

I can get the glass from the dealer (about $38) instead of buying the whole electric mirror (over $200).
My question is:
How do I change the glass?
I can't find any instructions or pictures anywhere.
The dealer here in NC said they don't do it, because they break the glass too often.

Ken
Proud new owner of a '95 Kingcab T100.

Check this out:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/93-98-TOYOTA-PICKUP-T100-DRIVER-MIRROR-GLASS_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trkparmsZ66Q3a2Q7c65Q3a10 Q7c39Q3a1Q7c240Q3a1318QQ_trksidZp3286Q2ec0Q2em14QQ hashZitem290296232180QQitemZ290296232180QQptZMotor sQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories

Can't beat $20 bucks + easy!

Also see this discussion:
http://www.toyotanation.com/forum/showthread.php?t=284383

If you want to actually replace the glass, there is a single philips screw that is in a hole under the mirror (get down on your knees and look up from the bottom). If I remember correctly this screw is all there is to it. Undo the screw and pivot the mechanism up.

Cheers,
Rob

The link in that thread (from 65riv) is where I got the replacement glass for mine - quickly shipped, looks to be right, and like that - I'd been waiting for warmer weather before I actually put in the new glass, though - it comes with double-sided tape that probably sticks better when it's not freezing.

I was planning on just breaking out the mirror that's in there - it's already cracked pretty badly. If robiewp's screw is accessible, I can bring the thing inside, let the adhesive cure overnight, and put the new one in, regardless of Minnesnowta weather. Thanks, Rob!

Danno

The difference between the two stick-on options is that the one on ebay is already cut to fit exactly.

Half of the mirror is broken away.
I am going to replace the mirror with Toyota part ... cuz I can.

I would use an after market, if I had to.

But, thanks alot for all the responses.

Ken

I did get the mirror assembly out with a screw accessed from underneath. That was easy enough.
But, I see now why Toyota dealer here said they don't do that, cuz too many mirrors break installing it.
The double back tape is easy to apply the mirror to the assembly.
The trouble came trying to get the mirror underneath the exterior banding that holds it on. It is a hard rubber like trim, and wouldn't bend enough to get the glass all the way underneath it. The glass wold have broken forcing it.

So .... I took the assembly off of the door, brought it inside, and heated it with my GF's blow dryer. Wham Bham, it went in, recessed under the trim, just like it's supposed to look.

Thanks for the help,
Ken

Sweet idea! I don't have a blow dryer, but a heat gun (or soaking in hot water) should do the same trick. We've got warmish here, so I think I'll be doin' mine tomorrow. Thanks for the followup, Ken!

Danno, actually thawing out.

Um...probably soaking in water wouldn't be a good idea if you git the motors wet... ;)

Um...probably soaking in water wouldn't be a good idea if you git the motors wet... ;)
I only heated up the rubber like trim around the plastic base for the glass.
The screw released this part from the whole mirror assembly.
No motor or any electrical parts involved.

I only heated up the rubber like trim around the plastic base for the glass.
The screw released this part from the whole mirror assembly.
No motor or any electrical parts involved.

I was responding to Danno's post about using hot water... ;)

I was responding to Danno's post about using hot water... ;)

Well, if the screw releases the part from the electrical parts, the hot water should do fine. Mostly, I don't soak electrical parts unless I can certify them dry afterward (like open switches) - and those, mostly in contact cleaner. Mostly, I don't hit electric motors/relays with a heat gun, either. They're no good once you let the smoke out of 'em.

I'm not really as dumb as I look. Really. :naughty: Unless we're playin' poker - in which case, you should think I'm even dumber than that.

Danno, who once actually filled an inside straight. Once. Was hopin' for a pair, 'cause I didn't believe his flush.

Followup, 'cause it occurred to me.

1 - Robiewp's screw is right there - a small hole in the exterior case leads to a phillips screw that's really easy to lose in my dirt driveway. Rare-earth magnets are great for finding small metal parts like that.

2 - I could not figure out how to get the easy-tip-out assembly disconnected from the wiring, so I ended up putting it back in and waiting for warmer weather.

3 - The mirror I got was not quite right - a touch too long, not quite tall enough. Since my beast was totaled at one point, I don't know that the outside mirrors weren't from a different model year, so I can't complain to the supplier. Workin' the glass (mirror on both sides, probably fits either side mirror) down with a stone should be a soonish project, but it's held on so far, and I've got other stuff to do. (A coarse sharpening stone, like the kind used to sharpen scythes, will take the sharp out of glass edges, and wear it down middlin' fast. Work along the side, not perpendicular to the glass, and use a dust mask - the dust is really really nasty to the lungs.) With it not too long, the minimal height difference will probably just make it easier to get it in behind the edge protector (which is, after all, attached to the motors.)

Danno, avoidin' an ugly job in the workshop.

I just broke mine today...

I looked up on the web and found that this one seems to be good

http://www.rockauto.com/catalog/raframecatalog.php?carcode=1428937&parttype=1304&a=FRc1428937k704948

40$

mine is toyota camry black LE ( 4 cyl.)
what I broke is driver side mirror...
I beleive mine is non heated.

any one here ever tried getting a mirror from them or someone similar..?
the toyota dealer is asking for 250+
auto spare parts dealers like Kragen say it is around 150

this site and a few others sell at around 50 -:)

wonder why so much difference

I just broke mine today...

the toyota dealer is asking for 250+
auto spare parts dealers like Kragen say it is around 150

this site and a few others sell at around 50 -:)

wonder why so much difference
I suspect that Kragen and the dealer are sellin' you the power adjust unit with mirror installed, while the other folks are just sellin' you the mirror that fits.

See my posts earlier in this thread on the trials and tribulations of buyin' just the glass - and maybe someone'll chime in with an easy way to unhook the power wires from the mirror chassis so you can make the swap sitting down, at a workbench, rather than standing next to your truck door.

Danno, glad of his background in stained/etched glass....

I suspect that Kragen and the dealer are sellin' you the power adjust unit with mirror installed, while the other folks are just sellin' you the mirror that fits.

See my posts earlier in this thread on the trials and tribulations of buyin' just the glass - and maybe someone'll chime in with an easy way to unhook the power wires from the mirror chassis so you can make the swap sitting down, at a workbench, rather than standing next to your truck door.

Danno, glad of his background in stained/etched glass....

thanks for your reply !

check this one out please...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/NEW-2002-2003-2004-Toyota-Camry-USA-Power-Side-Mirror_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trkparmsZ72Q3a1171Q7c66Q 3a2Q7c65Q3a12Q7c39Q3a1Q7c240Q3a1318Q7c301Q3a1Q7c29 3Q3a1Q7c294Q3a50QQ_trksidZp3286Q2ec0Q2em14QQhashZi tem35a147959eQQitemZ230339089822QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ 5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories#ht_4415wt_1199

says around 38$
claim to have the full unit , ie miror + assembly...

thinking if I should just go get it...
I am sorry if I posted in the wrong thread....but mine is a camry and not a truck..

or to get it faster I am thinking if I should just try my luck at a junk yard...

damn..what a time for the mirror to break...I have to go to the airport to go pick someone up on Friday....
hope I get this resolved by then....
if not then will have to rent a car -:(

guess it is not leagal to drive without driver side mirror ? is it ?

thanks for your reply !

check this one out please...

http://rover.ebay.com/ar/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?mpt=1521850687&adtype=1&size=1x1&type=3&campid=5336116672&toolid=10001 http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/NEW-2002-2003-2004-Toyota-Camry-USA-Power-Side-Mirror_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trkparmsZ72Q3a1171Q7c66Q 3a2Q7c65Q3a12Q7c39Q3a1Q7c240Q3a1318Q7c301Q3a1Q7c29 3Q3a1Q7c294Q3a50QQ_trksidZp3286Q2ec0Q2em14QQhashZi tem35a147959eQQitemZ230339089822QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ 5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories#ht_4415wt_1199 (http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?type=3&campid=5336116672&toolid=10001&mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fcgi.ebay.com%2Febaymotors%2FNEW-2002-2003-2004-Toyota-Camry-USA-Power-Side-Mirror_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trkparmsZ72Q3a1171Q7c66Q 3a2Q7c65Q3a12Q7c39Q3a1Q7c240Q3a1318Q7c301Q3a1Q7c29 3Q3a1Q7c294Q3a50QQ_trksidZp3286Q2ec0Q2em14QQhashZi tem35a147959eQQitemZ230339089822QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ 5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories%23ht_4415wt_1199)

says around 38$
claim to have the full unit , ie miror + assembly...

thinking if I should just go get it...
I am sorry if I posted in the wrong thread....but mine is a camry and not a truck..
I don't mind, but then, I don't make the rules around here. Yeah - I'm guessing that your Camry doesn't have the electric adjust. For that price, I'd have skipped messing with installing the glass, too. I've got no idea of how much hassle it is to swap out mirror bodies on a Camry, but at prices like this, time/labor becomes a deciding factor.

[/quote]or to get it faster I am thinking if I should just try my luck at a junk yard...

damn..what a time for the mirror to break...I have to go to the airport to go pick someone up on Friday....
hope I get this resolved by then....
if not then will have to rent a car -:(

guess it is not leagal to drive without driver side mirror ? is it ?[/quote]

I've had cars that didn't have exterior mirrors. You might wanna check the actual law in your state - having the interior rearview mirror may be all that's required. When the glass fell out of my exterior mirror a few years back, I had to drive without it until it got warm enough to put some new tape behind it (it gave out after only 15 years - how disappointing! :disappoin), and nobody ever hassled me about it here in Minnesnowta.

Drive careful, though.

Danno, off to the workshop again.

Yeah - I'm guessing that your Camry doesn't have the electric adjust. For that price, I'd have skipped messing with installing the glass, too. I've got no idea of how much hassle it is to swap out mirror bodies on a Camry, but at prices like this, time/labor becomes a deciding factor.


Thanks for the reply again !
Mine does have the electric adjust...also if you do look on the ebay ad mentioned above
you will see that it says so, (I am hoping I do not end up buying somethign wrong -:)

"MIRROR -- Mirror Passenger Side. Power, Non-Heated, For USA Built Cars, Non-Folding, Ground shipping only"


The only reason I am trying to replace the glass is to get a quick solution (maybe temperory) is I need the car badly for Friday and the one from ebay will not reach by then....
local stores also do not have the same....they have to special order

Kragen also seems to have something which you can cut with scissors...and fix it....any ideas ? wonder how that works...

The only reason I am trying to replace the glass is to get a quick solution (maybe temperory) is I need the car badly for Friday and the one from ebay will not reach by then....
local stores also do not have the same....they have to special order


For a temporary quick fix, just about any auto parts store will have stick-on convex mirrors (that wide-angle thing) that'll get you through, and most will have stick-on flat mirrors, too - broken exterior mirrors just aren't as rare as we all wish they were.

Danno, who should be workin'....

Thanks Danno_MN !

I went to a Toyota dealer in the bay area...stevens creek toyota and got just the glass, snapped it into the kit without an issue.
Though the sales man tried hard to sacre me saying even toyota trained technicians cannot snap the glass in without breaking the clips.
The mirror glass was $50, he wanted me to buy the whole kit for $200+
cheap salesmanship trick I guess.
he was so rude when I said I will manage only with the glass...I am now going to leave them a "nice" review on yelp and report this guy to his hire ups.
So just a warning for anyone going to Stevens Creek Toyota in San Jose,
Be carefull , they will glady (or rudely) try to sell you more than what you need and if you say no they might be even more rude...

Anways, I got just the glass and it worked like a charm.